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New York Times, Tuesday, July 24, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 26.5
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,746
Across
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"Eyeless in ___" : GAZA
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Movie backdrop: Abbr. : SCR
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Epic poet : HOMER
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Leave out : OMIT
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___ code : AREA
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" ... clean hands, and ___ heart" : APURE
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Bloke : GENT
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"___ and the Swan" : LEDA
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City in Brazil : NATAL
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Words to a barber : ONCEOVERLIGHTLY
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Rustler's dread : NOOSE
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Country: Lat. : RUS
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Hatred : ODIUM
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Prohibit : ESTOP
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College degree : BLA
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Tires : RECAPS
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Offspring : SON
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Oil land : IRAN
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"___ mouth to feed" : ANOTHER
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Flawed metal castings : MISRUNS
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Do a tailoring job : LINE
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Comic-strip sound : EEK
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Grade of beef : CHOICE
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German river : EMS
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Secondary statute : BYLAW
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Sign on a door : ENTER
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___ Canals : SOO
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Posts : MAILS
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Challenging words : STANDUPANDFIGHT
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Neighbor of Haiphong : HANOI
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Punta del ___ : ESTE
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Fashion name : DIOR
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Italian love : AMORE
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Troop entertainment units : USOS
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"Or ___!" : ELSE
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Kelly and Krupa : GENES
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Baseball league: Abbr. : INT
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Glut : SATE
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___ girls : GOGO
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Prayer word : AMEN
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___ oxide : ZINC
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Weaken : ATTENUATE
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Gunfire : SALVO
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Malayan dagger : CREESE
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Reparation : REDRESS
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___ one's gloves (retire) : HANGUP
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Bright fishes : OPAHS
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Mongrel : MUTT
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Of an age : ERAL
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Depend, with "on" : RELY
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Indian mulberry : AAL
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Sex appeal : OOMPH
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Rabelaisian : IRONIC
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Papal cape : ORALE
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Sturdy cloth : DENIM
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Sacred images : ICONS
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Cat or turkey : TOM
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Noise about : BRUIT
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Item for a uhlan : LANCE
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Goose genus : ANSER
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Poker player's words : SEEYOU
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Old ___ : IRONSIDES
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Kin: Abbr. : REL
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Place for a has-been : SHELF
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African tree : KAMASSI
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Entities : BODIES
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Loose : WANTON
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Night sound : SNORE
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That is: Lat. : IDEST
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Rough cloth : SHAG
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Subdue : TAME
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Later : ANON
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Little: Fr. : PEU
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___ monster : GILA
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Emcee : HOST
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Family or shoe : TREE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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